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[ noun ] the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
Synonyms Used in print (L. Don Leet and Florence J. Leet, editors, The World of...)Its staff makes a preliminary determination of the epicenter of the quake and alerts tide stations near the epicenter for a tsunami . Its staff makes a preliminary determination of the epicenter of the quake and alerts tide stations near the epicenter for a tsunami . Within about an hour with the help of reports from seismic stations in Alaska , Arizona and California , the quake 's epicenter was placed at 51 degrees North latitude and 158 degrees East longitude . Related terms |
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